Paroles et traduction Rubén Blades feat. Willie Colón - Ligia Elena

Ligia Elena

Ligia Elena, la cándida niña de la sociedad,
Se ha fugado con un trompetista de la vecindad.
El padre la busca afanosamente, lo está comentando toda la gente,
Y la madre pregunta angustiada: en dónde estará?

De nada sirvieron regaños, ni viajes, ni monjas,
Ni las promesas de amor que le hicieran los niños de bien;
Fue tan buena la nota que dio aquel humilde trompeta
Que, entre acordes de cariño eterno, se fué ella con él.

Se han mudado a un cuarto chiquito con muy pocos muebles,
Y allí viven contentos y llenos de felicidad.
Mientras tristes, los padres, preguntan: "¿En donde fallamos?"
Ligia Elena con su trompetista amándose están.

Dulcemente se escurren los días en aquel cuartito,
Mientras que en las mansiones lujosas de la sociedad,
Otras niñas que saben del cuento, al dormir, se preguntan:
"¿Ay señor!, y mi trompetista cuándo llegará?"
Otras niñas que saben del cuento, al dormir, se preguntan:
"¿Ay señor!, y mi trompetista cuándo llegará?"

(Ligia Elena está contenta y su familia está a′fixi'á.)
Ligia Elena está contenta y su familia está asfixi′á.
(Ligia Elena está contenta y su familia está a'fixi'á.)
Se escapó con un trompeta de la vecindad′.
(Ligia Elena está contenta y su familia está a′fixi'á.)
Se llevaron la niña del ojo ′el papá.
(Ligia Elena está contenta y su familia está a'fixi′á.)
"¿En donde fallamos?", pregunta mamá.
(Ligia Elena está contenta y su familia está a'fixi′á.)
Se a colado un niche en la blanca sociedad.

Davi deo dodó, davi deoo dodó...

(Ligia Elena está contenta y su familia está a'fixi'á.)
Pudo más el amor que el dinero., ¡señor!
(Ligia Elena está contenta y su familia está a′fixi′á.)
¡Qué buena la nota que dio aquel trompeta!
(Ligia Elena está contenta y su familia está a'fixi′á.)
Eso del racismo, broder, no está en ná'.
(Ligia Elena está contenta y su familia está a′fixi'á.)
"¡Déjala que la agarre!", nos jura el papá.
(Ligia Elena está contenta y su familia está a′fixi'á.)
Ligia Elena está llena de felicidad.

("! Le voy a enseñar.¡,
Que yo la voy a agarrar!.
Yo la voy a agarrar!! Horror¡,! Horror¡)

Mire doña Gertrudis,
Le digo que estoy.,
Pero es que, mire:
A mi lo que más me.,
(Mmmm...)
A mí lo que más me.,
(Mmmm...)
A mí lo que más me... ¡choca!
Es que esa mal agradecida,
Yo pensaba que me iba a dar un nietecito con.,
Los cabellos rubios,
Los ojos rubios,
Los dientes rubios,
Como Fry Donahew,
Y va y se marcha con ese.,
¡con ese tusa!

(Ligia Elena está contenta y su familia está a'fixi′á.)
(Ligia Elena está contenta y su familia está a′fixi'á.)
(Ligia Elena está contenta y su familia está a′fixi'á.)
(Ligia Elena está contenta y su familia está a′fixi'á.)
(Ligia Elena está contenta y su familia está a′fixi'á.)
(Ligia Elena está contenta y su familia está a'fixi′á.)

Ligia Elena

Ligia Elena, the innocent girl from society,
Has run away with a trumpet player from the neighborhood.
Her father is searching for her anxiously, everyone is talking about it,
And her mother asks angustiously: where could she be?

Scolding, trips, nuns were all useless,
Nor the promises of love made to her by the good boys;
So good was the note played by that humble trumpet
That, between chords of eternal love, she went away with him.

They have moved to a small room with very little furniture,
And there they live happily and full of happiness.
While sad, the parents, ask: "Where did we fail?"
Ligia Elena with her trumpet player are in love.

The days slip by sweetly in that little room,
While in the luxurious mansions of society,
Other girls who know the story, when they sleep, ask themselves:
"Oh Lord, when will my trumpet player arrive?"
Other girls who know the story, when they sleep, ask themselves:
"Oh Lord, when will my trumpet player arrive?"

(Ligia Elena is happy and her family is freaking out.)
Ligia Elena is happy and her family is freaking out.
(Ligia Elena is happy and her family is freaking out.)
She ran away with a trumpet player from the neighborhood.
(Ligia Elena is happy and her family is freaking out.)
They took the apple of her dad’s eye.
(Ligia Elena is happy and her family is freaking out.)
"Where did we fail?", asks mom.
(Ligia Elena is happy and her family is freaking out.)
A black sheep has crept into the white society.

Davi deo dodó, davi deoo dodó...

(Ligia Elena is happy and her family is freaking out.)
Love was stronger than money, sir!
(Ligia Elena is happy and her family is freaking out.)
How good was the note played by that trumpet player!
(Ligia Elena is happy and her family is freaking out.)
This racism thing, brother, is nothing.
(Ligia Elena is happy and her family is freaking out.)
"Let her get caught!", her dad swears to us.
(Ligia Elena is happy and her family is freaking out.)
Ligia Elena is full of happiness.

("!I'm going to teach her!,"
That I'm going to catch her!.
I'm going to catch her!! Horror!, Horror!)

Look Mrs. Gertrudis,
I'm telling you that I am.,
But it's just that, look:
What gets to me the most.,
(Mmmm...)
What gets to me the most.,
(Mmmm...)
What gets to me the most... is shocking!
It’s that that ungrateful girl,
I thought she was going to give me a little grandchild with.,
Blonde hair,
Blonde eyes,
Blonde teeth,
Like Fry Donahew,
And she goes and leaves with that.,
with that bum!

(Ligia Elena is happy and her family is freaking out.)
(Ligia Elena is happy and her family is freaking out.)
(Ligia Elena is happy and her family is freaking out.)
(Ligia Elena is happy and her family is freaking out.)
(Ligia Elena is happy and her family is freaking out.)
(Ligia Elena is happy and her family is freaking out.)